Reneé Leggett has been promoted to assistant vice president in automation operations at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, announced Jack Guynn, president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Fed.

In her new position, Leggett is responsible for the Bank's network planning and support, PC support, LAN administration, automation training, telecommunications and voice systems, and data distribution systems.

Leggett began her career with the Miami Branch of the Atlanta Fed in 1988. She transferred to the Jacksonville Branch in 1990, where she was promoted to financial services director in 1995. She transferred to the Atlanta corporate office in 1996 as director of automation operations. She currently represents the Atlanta Fed on the Federal Reserve System's Reserve Bank user group and has served in the past on the Sixth Federal Reserve District's subcommittee on checks.

A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Leggett earned her bachelor's degree in marketing from Jacksonville University in 1988. She also completed management development courses at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta serves the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which encompasses Alabama, Florida, Georgia and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. As part of the nation's central banking system, the Atlanta Fed takes part in setting national monetary policy, supervises numerous commercial banks and provides a variety of financial services to depository institutions and the U.S. government.